Simcoe County supportive housing project to open as need for affordable housing grows – Barrie | 24CA News
With inflation making the battle to seek out inexpensive housing much more difficult, one new venture shall be completed in Simcoe County simply in time.
Within the following month and a half, the County of Simcoe mentioned will probably be able to welcome residents to 77 Tiffin, a brand new supportive housing venture in-built Barrie.
The venture may have 14 totally furnished models and workers on web site to assist those that have struggled with continual homelessness.
“What we’re seeing, in general, is definitely the level of need is increasing, especially for those who are most vulnerable, and that would be those who have experienced chronic homelessness,” mentioned Mina Fayez-Bahgat, County of Simcoe basic supervisor of group and social companies.
“What you’re seeing here is that a lot of people, in order to be successfully housed, do need some more supports that are integrated into the place where they’re living, and this is a great example of a project that does that.”
Fayez-Bahgat instructed Global News all residents for 77 Tiffin are being chosen from the county’s co-ordinated entry checklist, which retains monitor of individuals experiencing homelessness and who want extra inexpensive housing.
“By ensuring that there’s on-site support, we’re hoping to ensure that these tenancies are maintained successfully,” he mentioned.
“This is a series of different wraparound supports that are offered on-site for those individuals. It includes system navigation, allowing an individual assistance in finding and connecting to the different services they may need, including social services, mental health and addiction services, life skill training, employment supports.”
The new supportive housing constructing shall be run in partnership with the Elizabeth Fry Society and Busby Centre, making certain residents have entry to quite a lot of companies.
Approved in 2022 by the county, the venture is made doable by the provincial authorities’s social companies aid fund, which contributed $2.57 million.
The fund was created in the beginning of the pandemic and allowed municipalities to create long-standing inexpensive housing choices.
In addition to the cash from the fund, Fayez-Bahgat mentioned there’s an approximate value of $111,000 per yr for hire subsidies and $385,000 per yr to fund the on-site helps, which can come from provincial and federal funding sources.
© 2023 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
